キク

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of キク – see the following entry.

【菊きく】S [noun] a chrysanthemum [noun] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with a chrysanthemum flower design [noun] Short for 菊襲 (kikugasane): a type of 襲の色目 (kasane no irome, “garment-layering color combination”) with white overlayers and purple/sappanwood red inner layers [noun] a loop in the shape of a chrysanthemum flower [noun] Short for 菊腸 (kikuwata): the intestines of a cod, resembling that of a chrysanthemum flower [noun] (card games) a suit in 花札 (hanafuda), representing the month of September [noun] in a 京阪 (Keihan) vegetable market, a sign representing the number 9 [noun] (euphemistic) the anus [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, キク (kiku), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)